Swiftumz (Noah)
There’s something delightfully sleazy about Swiftumz. With a the sort of lo-fi aesthetic we’ve grown so uncomfortably used to in the Bay Area, Swiftumz takes the notion of bubblegum pop – bright melodies, an upbeat...
Monthly Archive: January 2013
Black Books (Jennifer)
Austin quintet Black Books are releasing their latest EP, Aquarena, on February 11 (available digitally on January 28). It will be available on limited edition 10″ vinyl (pre-orders include the digital album). The EP features...
Quickdraw: Menomena, The Ruby Suns, Tiger Waves, Kinski, The Little Ones
Today’s music wants to make out with you. Enjoy. :Menomena – Toomer: These progressive fellas put out an album titled Moms last year, and a couple of the songs that didn’t make the cut have...
Weekly Movie News Rundown
Time for your weekly movie news update! Below you’ll find a slew of sentences meant to provide a brief glimpse of what’s been going on over the past week in movieland. If something leaves you...
Zoe Knows Infinitely Sad Songs
There are few things more universal than sadness. If, you’re human, you’ve been sad, and chances are that you’ve got a song to go along or help you through it. I’m so enchanted by the...
Stream This
The SOTO inbox is always full of cool stuff that never gets to see the light of day on the actual site, and I’d like to change that. So, every Friday I’ll be posting the...
Movie Breakdown: The Last Stand (Noah)
People are doing traditional-style reviews all over the web, so we decided to try something different. In each “breakdown” we’ll take a look at what a film’s marketing lead us to believe, how the movie...
Youth Lagoon
Youth Lagoon are back with a new album. I didn’t really spend much time with 2011’s The Year Of Hibernation, but I do remember seeing them live once, and I thought they were fantastic. Anyhow,...
Movie Breakdown: Mama
People are doing traditional-style reviews all over the web, so we decided to try something different. In each “breakdown” we’ll take a look at what a film’s marketing lead us to believe, how the movie...
Local Live Picks (Jennifer)
Free Week in Austin may be over, but there’s no rest for the wicked as there are several great local shows coming up this month. This Friday at Frank there is the killer triple bill of Gentlemen...
